Jayski's® NASCAR Silly Season Site - NASCAR Sprint Cup Series All-Star Race

Updated 5-5-2013

Previous All-Star Winners

Eligibility rules for Sprint All-Star Race:
Rules to make the Sprint All-Star Race
1st criteria: Drivers who have won races in the current and preceding year. If a driver leaves a team with which he has won a race, he remains eligible (through the last race before The All-Star Race), the team does NOT
2nd criteria: Drivers who are past Sprint Cup champions in the last 10 years
3rd criteria: Drivers who have won The All-Star Race in the past 10 years
4th criteria: The winning driver of the Sprint Showdown
5th criteria: Driver who finishes 2nd in the Sprint Showdown
6th criteria: Driver voted in by the fans
(rules below table)
The Current UNOFFICIAL 2014 Field
	Driver	Eligibility
Race winners (drivers) in 2013 and 2014
1	#48-Jimmie Johnson	February 2013 Daytona won event in 2003, 2006, 2012 2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 champ
2	#99-Carl Edwards	March 2013 Phoenix won event 2011
3	#20-Matt Kenseth	March 2013 Las Vegas won event 2004 2003 champ
4	#5-Kasey Kahne	March 2013 Bristol won event in 2008
5	#18-Kyle Busch	March 2013 Auto Club
6	#?-Kevin Harvick	April 2013 Richmond won event 2007
7	#34-David Ragan	May 2013 Talladega
Previous NASCAR Sprint Cup champions (not a 2013/2014 winner) within the last 10 years
8	#2-Brad Keselowski	March 2012 Bristol 2012 champ
9	#14-Tony Stewart	won event 2009 2002, 2005, 2011 champ
10	#78-Kurt Busch	2004 champ won event 2010
Previous Winners of The Sprint Cup All-Star Race (not a 2013/2014 winner or past series champ) within the last 10 years
11	#55-Mark Martin	won event in 2005, 1998
2012 Race Winners, may be eligible if not many other driver are elibile for the race
x	#11-Denny Hamlin	February 2012 Phoenix
x	#16-Greg Biffle	April 2012 Texas
x	#39-Ryan Newman	April 2012 Martinsville won event 2002
x	#22-Joey Logano	June 2012 Pocono
x	#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.	June 2012 Michigan won event 2000
x	#15-Clint Bowyer	June 2012 Sonoma
x	#24-Jeff Gordon	August 2012 Pocono won event 1995,1997,2001 1995,1997,1998,2001 champ
x	#9-Marcos Ambrose	August 2012 Watkins Glen
and....
x	Sprint Showdown Winner	?
x	Sprint Showdown 2nd place finisher	?
x	Fan Vote Winner	?

Active former Sprint Cup race winners not eligible (year of last win, notes):

Trevor Bayne (2011)(part time)
Regan Smith (2011)(part time)
Paul Menard (2011)
Jamie McMurray (2010)
David Reutimann (2010)
Juan Pablo Montoya (2010)
Brian Vickers (2009)(part time)
Jeff Burton (2008)
Martin Truex Jr. (2007)
Joe Nemechek (2004)
Elliott Sadler (2004) running full time in NNS
Bobby Labonte (2003, Champ in 2000)
Michael Waltrip (2003, won event in 1996) - runs part time
Terry Labonte (2003, won event in 1988, 1999; 1984, 1996 Champ) - runs part time
Ken Schrader (1991) - runs part time

RETIRED/NOT ACTIVE in Sprint Cup in 2013
Dale Jarrett (last win in 2006, 1999 Champ) - retired broadcaster at ESPN
Jeremy Mayfield (2005) - suspended
Robby Gordon (2003)
Bill Elliott (2003, won event in 1986, Champ in 1988)
Johnny Benson (2002)
Ward Burton (2002)
Morgan Shepherd (1993) - Nationwide Series part time
Rusty Wallace (2004, won event in 1989, 1989 Champ) - retired broadcaster at ESPN
Ricky Craven (2003) - retired, works for ESPN
Ricky Rudd (2002) - retired
Sterling Marlin (2002) - retired
Steve Park (2001) - unknown plans
Jerry Nadeau (2000)
John Andretti (1999)
Geoff Bodine (1996, won event in 1994) retired
Kyle Petty (1995) retired, works for TNT & SPEED
Jimmy Spencer (1994) - retired, works for SPEED
Derrike Cope (1990) - unknown plans
Greg Sacks (1985) - unknown

Eligibility Criteria for the 2014 Sprint All-Star Race & Showdown

not announced until early 2014
USUALLY.......to be eligible for the Sprint All-Star Fan Vote (and the Sprint Showdown), drivers must be approved by NASCAR for NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition and have met all other eligibility requirements. Those requirements include finishing in the Top 50 of the previous season NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship point standings; competing in a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Championship Event during the current season; or attempting to qualify for the current season Daytona 500.
Drivers currently eligible for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Showdown (unknown):
Not announced yet

ENTRY LISTS

not officially released yet, see chart above

THE 2014 RACE FORMAT

Not announced until early in the 2014 season

STATS & NOTES

none yet

TRACK INFO & RACE OFFICIALS

Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 1.5-mile quad oval
Banking: turns: 24 degrees; straights: 5 degrees
Straights: Frontstretch - 1952.8 feet; Backstretch - 1360 feet
Grandstand Seating: 146,000 [down from 171,000]
Pit Road Speed: 45mph
Pace Car Speed: 55mph
Opened: 1960
Track / Sponsor Websites:
Jayski's Charlotte Track News, Links & Stats page
Charlotte Motor Speedway
Speedway Motorsports
Facebook - Charlotte Motor Speedway
Twitter - CLTMotorSpdwy
Sprint Showdown Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Invocation: TBA
Military Flyover: TBA
All Star Race Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: TBA
Command to start engines: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: TBA
Military Flyover: TBA

EVENT SCHEDULE

not posted yet

TELEVISION / RADIO COVERAGE / SCHEDULE

not posted yet

ODDS

none yet

CHASSIS SELECTIONS

none yet

TIRE NOTES

not yet available

TICKETS

will be announced early in the 2014 season....usually

LOCAL HINTS & NOTES

In the Charlotte, NC for the races? some cool places to check out that Jayski has been to an enjoyed since moving to the Charlotte area in January 2004:
Memory Lane Museum on Hwy 150 W in Mooresville, NC,
North Carolina Auto Racing Hall of Fame Lakeside Park, Mooresville
And a must is the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte, checked it out in July and it is really cool
SOME EATs: Lancaster's Bar-B=Que is a large place with a lot of NASCAR stuff all over the walls, also I enjoyed: Jeffrey's. In Huntersville check out Mickey & Mooches for great steaks and the huge chocolate cake
TEAM SHOPS: and to check out some team shops, see my Team Address page, on that page there are a few links for Race Shop Tours [click here].
Or drive up I-85 and head to [Richard] Childress Vineyards.
in Concord, check out the racing stuff at Quaker Steak and Lube for some great wings and food
and check out the Sam Bass Gallery, right near Charlotte Motor Speedway.
(this is not an ad and not looking for suggestions, just some things to helps folks in town)
ALSO: see my Racing Charities page and Driver Appearances page for driver appearances and more thing going on in the area.

Pennzoil Ultra Victory Challenge

no news yet

PAINT SCHEMES

Car#-Driver	Sponsor / Scheme Promo / Hood	Image Link

Sprint Showdown Charlotte Motor Speedway - May 18

Sprint All-Star Race Charlotte Motor Speedway - May 18

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